Title page for E-project-041109-104307

Project Type IQP

Submission date 2009-04-11

Authors
Devin R Thayer, ME
Nadia Seher Zahid, MA

URN E-project-041109-104307

Division Social Studies of Science and Technology

Sponsor Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Worcester

Title Comparative Aspirations Study on Worcester Secondary Schools

Advisor
Wilkes, John M., SS

Availability mixed

Abstract
Career aspirations studies were conducted among 8th and 11th graders in the Worcester schools to determine progress toward gender and ethnic equity. Medicine, business, and law were considered most likely to achieve gender equity soon. Technology and political fields will probably remain male dominated for the near future. Medicine could become female dominated. Ninth and tenth grade is the critical time when interest, especially female interest, in science and engineering erodes. Ethnic differences are related to career concerns but not which careers are interesting. Worcester students with technical, arts, health and public service oriented career interests are not concentrating in the high schools with small schools devoted to these fields.

Files
DevinandNadiaIQP_REPORT.pdf
There is one file which has been withheld at the advisor's request.
indicates that a file or directory is accessible from the WPI campus network only.

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Project Type	IQP
Submission date	2009-04-11
Authors	Devin R Thayer, ME Nadia Seher Zahid, MA
URN	E-project-041109-104307
Division	Social Studies of Science and Technology
Sponsor	Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Worcester
Title	Comparative Aspirations Study on Worcester Secondary Schools
Advisor	Wilkes, John M., SS
Availability	mixed
Abstract Career aspirations studies were conducted among 8th and 11th graders in the Worcester schools to determine progress toward gender and ethnic equity. Medicine, business, and law were considered most likely to achieve gender equity soon. Technology and political fields will probably remain male dominated for the near future. Medicine could become female dominated. Ninth and tenth grade is the critical time when interest, especially female interest, in science and engineering erodes. Ethnic differences are related to career concerns but not which careers are interesting. Worcester students with technical, arts, health and public service oriented career interests are not concentrating in the high schools with small schools devoted to these fields.
Files	DevinandNadiaIQP_REPORT.pdf There is one file which has been withheld at the advisor's request. indicates that a file or directory is accessible from the WPI campus network only.